Family Matters

This week I have had the opportunity to be home on vacation.  I spent a lot of time with my son and daughters.  We worked outside in the yard, had drawing contests, played the Wii and X Box.  There were moments of connection that was completely awesome that I will cherish for ever.

Unfortunately, towards the beginning of the week I received some very disturbing news that one of our very close friend's family had all been destroyed by what seemed to be infidelity at the time, but in the end may be a gigantic misunderstanding.  Things have been completely blown out of proportion and things are being said, the children are beside themselves.  Regardless, in the end, the relationship and the "family" is destroyed.

It broke my heart, and I was beside myself.  It made me realize that what I have I need to hold on to as close as I possibly can.  It can all be gone in an instant.  So much so that I was willing to watch the Katy Perry Documentary for my girls.  These are the moments as silly as they are, that I am going to remember.  Listening to them become giddy with each song that they have heard of hers and watching them attempt to sing and dance.  It's great and it makes me smile.  And of course watching One Direction...the screaming as if they are there in concert..geesh.

I was able to take my son and watch him get his Temporary Permit.  He drove for the first time today.  He became a man today, finally donning a wallet.  Very proud of the young man he is becoming each day.

I was able to fix our kitchen faucet today and the smile it put on my wife's face to was priceless.  These are all the things that makes my family matter!  Each day there is something new that makes me smile because I know itakes my family happy. Now we are not perfect by any means, but I know I will do what ever it takes to make my family stay a family.

At the end of the day, when you lay your head down on your pillow the only thing that matters is your family!